[CBFF] Introduction

[Steve Behrens]

Ok... let me be the second to welcome you......

Dang!

-Behr


On 2/22/07, Chuck Soukup <soukup85 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Welcome to the group Harold!
>
> Chuck
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <hrote2003 at comcast.net>
> To: <post at chicagobearsfanforum.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 7:43 PM
> Subject: [CBFF] Introduction
>
>
> >    Hello to all out there.  I just joined this forum earlier today, as
> it
> > was emailed to me as an alternate to another Chicago Bears Fan Group in
> > yahoo that I was subscribed in.  Anyway, I am a Bears fan of course, and
> > have been since the early 80's, yes before they won the Superbowl in
> 1985,
> > or 1986, depending on how you look at it(smile).  I live in Columbia,
> > Pennsylvania and am originally from Pennsylvania.  Back in 1981 I went
> > into the Navy and low and behold 22 years later in September of 2003 I
> > retired from the Navy and moved back to Pennsylvania.  Not by choice,
> but
> > out of the need to be near my sons until they were on their own.
> Anyway,
> > I have been to Chicago quite a few times, only vacationing and such,
> never
> > for any long length of time.  I must admit, if I had my way, I would
> move
> > their rather then stay here, but thats another story.
> >     Anyway, back when I became a Bears fan, I became one after reading
> > some books, and finding out more and more about their History.  As corny
> > as this may sound, the Tradition of the Bears, and for the most part
> that
> > tradition staying somewhat in tact through the years up till now has
> kept
> > me a Bears Fan.  Yes, I prefer for my favorite sports teams to win as
> much
> > as humanly possible, but to me who they are means more then the record.
> > One recent action of that was something I had read in yahoo sports back
> > when Lovie first became the Bears head coach and then drafted Tommie
> > Harris.  I had read that in a personal meeting between Lovie and Tommie,
> > Lovie had asked Tommie who he was.  Supposedly, Tommie started to answer
> > that question by saying he was a football player and so on, then Lovie
> > reiterated he wanted to know "who he was, not what he did"  Anyway, my
> > point being that throughout the years, to me, they have kept that
> > personality trait in tact.  Thats pretty much How I became a
> > Bears Fan.  Last year, I had the fortune to attend the Bears Fan Club
> > Convention, and had an absolute blast!  Met some players, some current
> and
> > some past, got several autographs, got my picture taken with a Steve
> > McMichael and Nathan Vasher, and the picture I am most proud of,
> actually
> > got my picture taken with Staley!!!  I wish I would been able to do more
> > over the past several years, attend games and such, but as any one can
> > attest to who has been in the Military, thats your life.  But when I
> > finally got out back in 2003, I made the promise to myself to do a lot
> > more and I have done that.  This next Training Camp for the Bears, since
> I
> > am not going to the Convention this year, I am taking a week off during
> > the start of Training camp and am going out to Bourbannais for a week
> and
> > hit all the practices as I can.  Should be fun.  Anyway, I apologize for
> > making this so long.
> >    I do appreciate getting to join this forum, and look forward to
> reading
> > posts and getting to know others out there.  I feel the need to mention
> > that I am not a ESPN Sports analyst so I do not know everything about
> > everything about players and coaches like their eating habits and
> bathroom
> > habits, and how they like to put their toilet paper on the hanger in the
> > bathroom.  I mention that because as in the yahoo group Chicago Bears
> Fan
> > Forum, it seems that if you do not know things like that, they talk to
> you
> > as if you are an idiot, and I have no time for that.  I ask questions, I
> > like to ask for others opinions about things, things that may seem
> rather
> > simple, but I ask them because I Like to find out what I do not know.
> > That does not make me dumb, it makes me curious and wanting to learn
> more.
> > Well, thats about it for me, I do apologize again for rambling on.  I
> > again do look forward to meeting others and and getting to know them and
> > especially reading about the greatest footba
> > ll team around, DA BEARS!!
> > Have a wonderful evening all!!
> >
> > Harold
> >
> >
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